Category: Music

How The Beatles made Revolver, the album that changed Everything | Louder

August 5, 2020 W A

Revolver’s commercial impact was immediate, the album topping the UK chart for seven weeks and the US chart for six. Culturally, although there had been earlier instances of psychedelic music, mostly in San Francisco, London and New York, Revolver opened the floodgates, and changed the thinking, and the chemical preferences, of young rock and pop…

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George Harrison’s Hilarious Culture Shock Trip Through Small Town America

July 31, 2020 W A

There was originally going to be an extra passenger on that trip to Illinois – Ringo Starr. On hearing of Louise’s intentions, the legendary drummer ”begged off, saying, ‘If she’s going to make us work, I’m not going.’”Harrison became a slight talking point in the Benton area. He bought a guitar – a Rickenbacker 425…

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Watch Slash Play a Stratocaster During the “November Rain” Video Shoot | GuitarPlayer

July 24, 2020 W A

It does look weird. “I have a bunch of cool Teles and some cool Strats. All things considered, I’m a Les Paul guy but I love good-sounding guitars. And as far as I’m concerned, you know, and Gibson probably wouldn’t want me to say it, but the Strat is hands-down probably one of the best,…

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Valley of the New York Dolls | The Village Voice

July 15, 2020September 18, 2023 W A

Check it out. I personally love this band and have both original LPs on vinyl. However, like the band themselves, I hear them as protesters yelling expletives from the top of the anti-corporate music bus. They were only Human Beings. Enjoy! The dreams of so many good people died with the New York Dolls. I…

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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on the five-year anniversary of his disco-pop opus ‘Currents’

July 14, 2020 W A

I’ve been following this guy for a couple of years now. It’s good stuff. And the songs are quite mercurial. Following its release – when he finally let go – time and touring helped heal those wounds. The ensuing tour in support of ‘Currents’ took Parker to festival headline slots and arenas across the globe….

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Dave Grohl Reflects on Foo Fighters at 25 | SPIN

July 3, 2020 W A

I’m not a big FOO fan but I do like the man called Dave. Foo Fighters’ debut album turns 25 on July 4, which began a long run of success for Dave Grohl, one that seemed impossible in the wake of Kurt Cobain’s death a year earlier. To mark the big anniversary, Grohl spoke with…

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Debbie Harry Talks Blondie, Marilyn Monroe, Iggy Pop’s Influence – Rolling Stone

July 1, 2020 W A

Your first tour with Blondie was opening for Iggy Pop and David Bowie. What did you learn from watching them perform? There was a certain amount of improvisation in their performances. It wasn’t robotic, and the passion was there. Mr. Pop is passionate. It’s pretty obvious he’s kind of a wild guy, but he has…

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Andrew Loog Oldham – A True Original | uDiscover

June 27, 2020 W A

So many stories about this man. There’s a lot of them in that beard. He’s kind of the HST of the music world. From what I can tell you either liked him or you did not like him. Much sound and much vision. ~D He and Easton signed The Stones to a management deal, securing…

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Jeff Beck Discusses the Yardbirds, Telecasters, Clapton & Hendrix in 1968 GP Interview | GuitarPlayer

June 24, 2020 W A

What were your feelings about the Yardbirds? Well, when I joined the Yardbirds, I got the impression they just wanted my playing to enhance their group as much as possible. Right, so I just worked on the whole act until we got it down so great that we started bringing in bits of destruction to…

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Ronnie Wood: Artist, Painter, Author, Rolling Stone (The Interview) – RockCellarMagazine

June 21, 2020 W A

“During rehearsals, I draw up set lists on big canvases, putting down the songs and the keys they’re in,” Wood explains. “We hang these set lists on the rehearsal room walls so we know where we’ve been and where we’re going.” Read the whole article at Source: Ronnie Wood: Artist, Painter, Author, Rolling Stone (The…

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Space Oddity by David Bowie: The Story Behind The Song | Louder

June 20, 2020 W A

It’s a classic story of songwriting. “When I originally wrote about Major Tom,” Bowie said, “I thought I knew all about the great American dream and where it started and where it should stop. Here was the great blast of American technological know-how shoving this guy up into space, but once he gets there he’s…

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Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind – The New York Times

June 12, 2020 W A

How is your health holding up? You seem to be fit as a fiddle. How do you keep mind and body working together in unison? Oh, that’s the big question, isn’t it? How does anybody do it? Your mind and body go hand in hand. There has to be some kind of agreement. I like…

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27 Funny, Awkward Band Publicity Photos That Rock! | Team Jimmy Joe

June 7, 2020 W A

It’s a freak show but I love the energy! Live Your Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams through These Awkward Band Publicity Photos So, you and your buds form a band. What’s the first thing you do after learning the 3 chords to the song Gloria? Probably buy some 40’s, open the garage door and hope your…

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Where Happiness Reigned: Exit/In’s 1970s Heyday

May 21, 2020 W A

Maybe a new beginning for clubs everywhere. Listening rooms. Maybe in your house? “Our place is centered around the artists, and we do ask people to keep their talking down so that the performers can come across to everyone.” —From one of Exit/In’s first advertisements in The Tennessean Within its first year, Exit/In quickly stood…

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The Rolling Stones Cruise on Eighth Street | The Village Voice

May 12, 2020 W A

“The Stones Cruise on Eighth Street” July 23, 1980 I was talking to a friend of mine one night a couple of years ago, after ten thousand varyingly voluntary rehearings of Some Girls had convinced us it wasn’t so bad after all, that in fact we really actually liked it: “Do you think the Stones…

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